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Pests Be Gone, Inc., has sales of $679,000, total costs of $405,000, depreciation expense of $46,000, interest expense of $30,000, and a tax rate of 40 percent. If the firm paid out $79,000 in cash dividends. What is the addition to retained earnings? Note: This problem is to give you practice constructing the income statement. COGS and selling/administrative expenses have been lumped together. |
Preparing Income Statement of Pests Be Gone :-
Particular | 2018 |
Sales | 679,000.000 |
Less: Total Costs | (405,000.000) |
Less: Depreciation | (46,000.000) |
EBIT | 228,000.000 |
Less: Interest Expense | (30,000.000) |
Taxable Income | 198,000.000 |
Less: Taxation (40%) | (79,200.000) |
Net income | 118,800.00 |
Common Dividend paid | 79,000 |
Additions to RE | 39,800 |
Addition to retained earnings = Net income - Dividend paid
= $118,800 - $79,000
Addition to retained earnings = $39,800
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